On Oct. 28, Pitzer College’s Division of Student Affairs (DSA) announced the termination of Justin Baker, Pitzer’s director of alumni programs on Oct. 25, following his conviction of abusive sexual contact in Washington state the day prior. Continue reading Pitzer terminates Director of Alumni Programs Justin Baker for conviction of abusive sexual contact
In response to a sit-in by student protesters’ inside Pomona College’s Carnegie Hall on Oct. 7, Pomona College administration has invoked mass disciplinary measures, placing 12 Pomona students on interim suspensions — immediately removing students from campus and revoking housing and access to dining halls — and banning dozens of Scripps and Pitzer students who they allege were involved in the protest in some capacity. Then on Oct. 16, Scripps administration implemented new surveillance measures at Denison Library in response to a planned study-in. Continue reading Pomona and Scripps Colleges admins enforce disciplinary measures against students involved in recent protests
By Nozomi Shima PZ ’25 You know the drill. AMC Stubs A-List. $26 a month. Up to three movies a week. Makes up for itself by watching two movies a month. And most importantly, certified cinephile badge: acquired. After coming back from studying abroad in Denmark, where I experienced a miserable lack of AMC theaters (it’s the American Multi-Cinema), I was thirsty for the theater. … Continue reading Back on the A-List
Photos and words by Maya Olson PZ ‘25 One signature fixture of Mead is its communality — murals in each staircase and most balconies, shared courtyards and windows facing each other, and of course, towels, posters, and remnants of student life hanging from balconies. My own suite, for example, has consistently had up to five towels hanging at a time off our very public, Mounds-facing … Continue reading OPINION: Pitzer’s Hypocrisy is Increasingly Evident; Student Repression pointed out at Mead Action for Solidarity with Palestine
By Vivian Simon SC ’28 I was in New York for exactly twelve hours this summer. I landed at Newark in my Canadian tuxedo and I stepped out and it was 96 degrees and glorious. The off-city stench filled me with an unprecedented joy. It’s hot in Claremont. I can’t breathe. Week two or three and it is one hundred eight degrees. It’s so hot. … Continue reading New York to Los Angeles
By Willa Umansky PZ ’27 I’m in some room nowhere, the room is the world and nothing exists beyond its walls. Like I said, some room nowhere. The room has wooden walls and a muddy-colored carpet, and there is a grain on my vision that makes it feel like 1997, even though I only know what the 90s looked like from pictures. Maybe that’s the … Continue reading Death and Such
By Willa Umansky PZ ’27 The Outback: Is there anything you’d like to share about yourself right off the bat? Andrés Fernández: I’m delighted to be at Pitzer. I arrived in July from the East Coast. I’ve worked at a few different institutions and I’m grateful for those wonderful experiences. The philosophical, cultural, and political fit for me was important [when looking for my next … Continue reading Meet the New VP of student affairs & dean of students: Andrés Fernández
By Willa Umansky PZ ’27 “I just think that the act of not voting when you’re in the position of a privileged Pitzer student is just selfish. You think that you’re creating change, but you’re just safe and protected from the domestic changes that would occur under a second Trump presidency. Isn’t what you’re doing inherently social performance if you know your vote won’t even … Continue reading Election check-in: Claremont edition
By Scary Bradshaw Welcome to Sex and the Pity! Dear reader, I am delighted to have you. My proverbial Manolos have been dusted off, and admittedly, I have far too often been described as Carrie in my life. Though I personally think Miranda is the true champion of the series, a reliable friend who never sacrifices character, I must confess I have some Bradshaw-based traits … Continue reading Sex and the Pity: Column 1 – Indulgence
By Anonymous I was scrolling through Instagram when Haverim’s most recent Instagram post befell my eyes and I felt shock echo through me as fear crept into my throat. As a Jewish student, it felt as though they were speaking directly to me, telling me that my classmates shared the same bigoted beliefs as the anti-Jewish propaganda of the Dark Ages. However, while scrolling through … Continue reading How blurring the line between antisemitism and anti-zionism is dangerous
